Guidance updates
What changed in childminder guidance
Every morning at 7:00am, Tea Tin checks 39 documents childminders in England answer to, from Ofsted, the Department for Education, the Food Standards Agency and others. When one is updated, it goes here, newest first.
October 2026
- Ofsted
Applying to waive disqualification: early years and childcare providers
The publisher has updated this. Read it on their site.
Tea Tin noticed it on 23 October 2026.
- Ofsted
Get a DBS check if you live or work in a childcare setting
The publisher has updated this. Read it on their site.
Tea Tin noticed it on 23 October 2026.
- Ofsted
Childminders: tell Ofsted about adults leaving the home
The publisher has updated this. Read it on their site.
Tea Tin noticed it on 23 October 2026.
- Ofsted
Childminders: report new people in the setting
The publisher says: “Updated to replace 'daycare' with 'group-based childcare provision/provider', 'childminder with domestic premises' with 'childminder based at home' and 'childminder without domestic premises' with 'childminder based outside the home'.”
Tea Tin noticed it on 23 October 2026.
- Ofsted
People connected with Ofsted-registered childcare
The publisher has updated this. Read it on their site.
Tea Tin noticed it on 23 October 2026.
- Ofsted
Criminal record checks for childminders and childcare workers
The publisher has updated this. Read it on their site.
Tea Tin noticed it on 23 October 2026.
- Ofsted
Registration exemptions
The publisher has updated this. Read it on their site.
Tea Tin noticed it on 23 October 2026.
September 2026
- Ofsted
Childminders on the voluntary childcare register: Ofsted requirements
The publisher says: “The Department for Education updated the general childcare register regulations on 1 September 2026.”
- Ofsted
Childminders on the compulsory childcare register: Ofsted requirements
The publisher says: “The Department for Education updated the general childcare register regulations on 1 September 2026.”
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